A new Miss Belize Universe and Miss Belize International will be chosen
on Saturday night. The field has dwindled from 11 to 9 competitors and the race
is on. The swimsuit and high fashion show was held on Saturday night and SJC
student Laurien Samuels won. But that doesn't mean she'll walk away
with a crown this Saturday. She agreed.
Laurian Samuels,
"It was very exciting to be very surprised. It came kind
of naturally and I really enjoyed and I guess you could have seen it out on
stage and I guess that what's the judges and the public liked as well."
Keith Swift,
How does it feel to have one?
Laurian Samuels,
"It definitely boosts more my confidence and it makes it
even more exciting to see what more will come at finals."
Keith Swift,.
Do you now feel that you have an edge over the other girls?
Laurian Samuels,
"A personal advantage as in my confidence but the points don't
add or go across so everyone starts at the same place so I don't think
that comparing point wise I am above the other girls. We are all at the same
place."
The footage was filmed by Xtreme TV for Pageants Belize. And whoever
wins on Saturday night will replace Maria Jeffrey. As Miss Belize, Jeffrey represented
Belize in the Miss Universe Pageant but right here at home she did what only 
one other Belizean has ever done before and that was win the Miss Costa Maya
crown. She today reflected on her reign.
Maria Jeffreys, Miss Belize Universe 2006
"It's been an excellent year. I've done a lot of travailing.
I've been meeting some wonderful people, getting some really good connections.
Hopefully I will be continuing to do that. I've also participated in the
Costa Maya Pageant, which I must say that I won so I'm the Reina del a
Costa Maya 2007, very proud to say I am not giving up my crown completely. But
I've had a wonderful year, I can't complain."
Leilah Pandy was the first Belizean to win Miss Costa Maya. The Miss
Belize International will represent Belize in the Miss International Pageant.
A new Miss Belize World and Miss Belize Earth will be chosen in March. The current
Miss Belize World Felicita Arzu will participate in the Miss World Pageant scheduled
for November in China.
7NEWS
produced for broadcast by News Director Jules
Vasquez
Edited and Prepared for the internet by Keith
Swift
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